The official portrait of Oleg Kononenko.Image Credit: NASA / Andrey Shelepin On June 5, Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko became the first person to spend 1,000 days in space. He surpassed the previous record held by fellow Russian Gennady Padalka, who spent 878 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes, and 48 seconds in space. Both achieved their...
The Sif Mons area with the active volcanic region highlighted in red Recent lava flows observed on Venus indicate that the planet may be significantly more geologically active than previously believed, potentially rivaling Earth's activity. These geological processes, initially identified by the Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s, are likely still ongoing and will be crucial observation...
(JIJI PRESS/AFP/Japan OUT) Japanese researchers have built the world's first wooden satellite, which is scheduled to be launched on a SpaceX rocket in September. Developed by scientists at Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, this experimental satellite is a tiny cuboid, with each side measuring just 10 centimeters (four inches). The creators anticipate that the wooden material...
3D printing creates the EVA suit helmet using polycarbonate materials. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX has unveiled its latest Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suits, which could debut in low-Earth orbit by the end of summer. These new suits represent an evolution from the current Dragon mission spacesuits, limited to pressurized environments. Unlike their predecessors, the EVA suits enable...
Credit: Pixabay The effects of human activities, including greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation, on Earth's surface have been extensively researched. Recently, hydrology experts from the University of Arizona delved into the influence of human actions on the deep subsurface of the Earth, an area located hundreds of meters to several kilometers below the surface. "We examined...
An illustration of a full moon in the night sky. The decision is in, then. After all, the Moon is not composed of green cheese. According to a detailed analysis released in May 2023, the Moon's inner core is a solid ball with a density akin to iron. Resolving this long-running controversy – is it solid...
Amino acids essential to life are surprisingly stable in Venus' sulfuric acid clouds, suggests a new studyJAXA/J. J. Petkowski While Venus may seem inhospitable to us, there's a possibility that certain life forms could adapt to its conditions. A recent investigation by MIT reveals that the essential components of life remain remarkably stable in highly...
Credit: Pixaobay With the objective of testing different aspects of the rocket, SpaceX has launched for the 3rd time a flight test of Starship. This time, the stainless-steel rocket and its Super Heavy booster, which together stand 400 feet tall (122 meters) filled with more than 10 million pounds of liquid methane and liquid oxygen...
This picture shows Meredith Patterson when she was a first-year student at North Carolina State University. She's putting together the rocket used by the university's high-powered rocketry club for NASA's 2019 Student Launch. Patterson was part of the club and joined in the Student Launch for five years until she graduated. She then made...
What does the journey back to Earth from space entail? Varda's space-manufactured medication has now experienced it firsthand.Image credit: giocalde/Shutterstock. Varda Space Industries, a company from California, did something amazing recently. They brought back samples of a medicine they made while in space. It wasn't easy. The capsule carrying the samples had some problems and was...
